The ftroke of the axe, that fe - vers the head from the body, certainly brings no fuch convi6lion: as little does the lafh of the whip; or the locks, bolts, and bars, that prevent the emaciated and life-weary pri - foner from partaking of that air and exer - cife which would reftore him to health, freedom, and well being.

Captain Gough was one of the officers ordered home as an evidence at the enfuing trial, on which occafion his tcftimony, though given with the greateft care, cau - tion and attention to impartiality, appears to have entirely militated in favour of the unfortunate pri - foner.

When he was pri - foner to his fon-in-law Don FirnandoWmgoiL. ton, he recovered his liberty ere his leg, which was fraftured in the battle, was reftored to ftrength, on condition that as foon as he was able to mount on horfeback, he fhould come to Leon, and in perfon do homage for his dominions.

There were moments when I could not help fecretly wifhing the enemy to overtake us, being fatisfied I had now nothing more defirable to expect, than either to perifli by the fword, or to furrender myfelf a pri - foner.

I hallooed again to him, and made figiis to come forward, which he eafily underflood, and came a little way, then flopped again, and then a little farther, and flopped again; and I could then perceive that he flood trembling, as if he had been taken pri - foner, and had jufl been to be killed, as his two enemies were.

The former had been treacheroufly taken pri - foner by Hanno, the Carthaginian, as we have related above, and kept in captivity, till the firft defeent of the Romans in Africa, when he was delivered from flavery, during which he had been obliged to drive a plough p. The Carthaginians, upon advipe of the misfortune